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Dr. William P. Burns, MD

Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)

251 E Huron St
Chicago, IL 60611

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Cook County includes primary care (3% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas

Call (312) 926-9512

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
13
In the NPI registry since
2013
Medicare patients seen, 2024
463

Licensed in Illinois since 2016, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

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Education and training

  • 2013Medical school: Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency Medicine Physician primary
    IL license 036140623 (first issued 2016; not renewed)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

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Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
463
Services billed
542
Patients’ average age
73
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making277275
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making130130
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes3434
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes3014
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making2424

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated January 5, 2021), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1700220910. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.